About Candidate

Sandee Everett, Trustee, CVUSD Board of Education

I have always believed in the value of public education. As the daughter of two public school teachers, I was raised to love the public school system. As a licensed school counselor with a master’s degree in education, former PTA president and full-time mother of current CVUSD students, I understand the important impact that a top quality school system has on the community.

I am working hard to ensure the highest quality education for all CVUSD students by providing effective leadership to bring administration, faculty, parents and the community together to accomplish our educational goals while staying within a responsible budget.

My top priorities are:

Always Put Kids First. Ensure all students from all backgrounds can achieve and be challenged academically while enjoying a safe school environment.

Support Our Teachers. Providing sufficient technology, professional development and the freedom our faculty needs to innovate are all essential to ensuring the best education possible for our children.

Encourage Parent Involvement. An engaged parent community supported by regular communication and a respect for parent’s rights is essential to the success of our district.

I am honored by the overwhelming outpouring of support from parents and community members that I received on election day! Thank you!

- Sandee Everett, MSEd

Summary of Qualifications

Trustee, Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education

California Licensed K-12 School Counselor

Master's Degree in Education (Purdue University)

Mother of current CVUSD Students (would be only board member with kids in CVUSD schools)

Sandee's Bio

I grew up in a family of ten children with a mom and dad that were both public school teachers. As such, not only do I intimately understand teachers, I also understand the value of being frugal and staying within a budget.

My first job after college was in Washington, DC as an office manager and french translator for a technology transfer company, Titan Systems. I met my future husband, Craig, in the DC area at a church activity for young single adults.

Craig and I have five wonderful children (now ages 12 to 23). When our youngest was still in diapers, Craig left his job at Northrop Grumman and our family moved to Indiana where Craig earned his PhD in Finance while I earned my Master's in Education, both from Purdue University. By the end of our time in Indiana, all seven members of our family were in school - we are truly a family that heavily focuses on education. I have always been very involved in the schools where our children attend, most often as a room mom, but also in other organizations such as the PTA. I was president of the parent-teacher organization at Ball's Bluff Elementary School.

Ultimately our family moved to Thousand Oaks so that Craig could accept a position as a professor at Pepperdine University. I was already licensed as a school counselor in Indiana, and after the move became licensed as a K-12 school counselor in California, where I still hold an active school counselor license even though I have currently chosen to be a full-time mom.

All of the Everett children have attended CVUSD schools. The oldest three, Jessica, William and Anna, both graduated from Newbury Park High School. The youngest two are still in CVUSD schools (high school and middle school). With children currently attending our public school system, I have unique insight into the issues facing real students and parents every day.

Note:

People sometimes are confused by my name, which is Sandee Everett, not Sandra Everett and not Sandy Everett. "Sandee" is not a nickname, but rather it is the actual name on my birth certificate. But don't worry about it, people misspell my name all the time and it doesn't bother me at all.